Population ages 0-14, male in Ghana
Ghana: Population ages 0-14, male was 35.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, male in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, male in Ghana is 35.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male in Ghana peaked at 49.1% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 52nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.1% | — |
| 1961 | 45.7% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 46.7% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 48.5% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 47.1% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 35.9% | -1.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 35.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.9%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 35.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.2%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 45.1% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.5% | 47.1% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 45.9% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 43.4% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 39.8% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 38.0% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 35.9% | 37.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, male in Ghana?
- Population ages 0-14, male in Ghana was 35.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for population ages 0-14, male?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.